NYSE:SCI - Service Co. International Stock Price, Forecast & News

Service Co. International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCI."

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 13th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, August 14th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $246,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.01. The firm earned $769.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $790.05 million. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 19.90% and a net margin of 12.98%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.35 EPS. View Service Co. International's Earnings History.

Service Co. International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 17th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.90-2.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.95.

2 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Service Co. International's stock. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $54.00. On average, they expect Service Co. International's share price to reach $53.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Service Co. International.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Service Co. International.

News headlines about SCI stock have been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a media sentiment score of 3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Service Co. International.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Select Equity Group L.P. (2.98%), State Street Corp (2.45%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.51%), Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (1.23%), BBVA USA Bancshares Inc. (0.86%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (0.55%). Company insiders that own Service Co. International stock include Edward E Williams, Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, John W Mecom Jr, Marcus A Watts, Michael R Webb, R L Waltrip, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan, Tony Coelho and W Blair Waltrip. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Service Co. International.

SCI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Select Equity Group L.P., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Mackay Shields LLC, Man Group plc, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, British Airways Pensions Investment Management Ltd, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Service Co. International company stock in the last year include Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, John W Mecom Jr, Marcus A Watts, Michael R Webb, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan, Tony Coelho and W Blair Waltrip. View Insider Buying and Selling for Service Co. International.

SCI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BBVA USA Bancshares Inc., Voya Investment Management LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, California Public Employees Retirement System, First Trust Advisors LP, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. and Squarepoint Ops LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Service Co. International.

Shares of SCI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.01.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $8.04 billion and generates $3.19 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $447.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.79 on an earnings per share basis. Service Co. International employs 24,082 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Service Co. International.

The official website for Service Co. International is http://www.sci-corp.com/.

Service Co. International's mailing address is 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX, 77019. The company can be reached via phone at 713-522-5141 or via email at [email protected]